2 Samuel 14

1 Nahalata nga ni Joab, na anak ni Sarvia, na ang puso ng hari ay nahihilig kay Absalom.

Now Joab, the son of Zeruiah, understood that the heart of the king had been turned toward Absalom,

2 At nagsugo si Joab sa Tecoa, at nagdala mula roon ng isang pantas na babae, at sinabi sa kaniya, Isinasamo ko sa iyong ikaw ay magpakunwari na tagapanaghoy at magluksa, at huwag kang magpahid ng langis, kundi ikaw ay magpakunwaring isang babae na mahabang panahon na tumatangis dahil sa isang namatay:

so he sent to Tekoa, and he brought from there a wise woman. And he said to her: “Feign that you are in mourning, and put on the clothing of one who mourns. And do not anoint yourself with oil, so that you may be like a woman who is still grieving for someone who died some time ago.

3 At pasukin mo ang hari, at magsalita ka ng ganitong paraan sa kaniya. Sa gayo'y inilagay ni Joab ang mga salita sa kaniyang bibig.

And you shall enter to the king, and you shall speak words to him in this manner.” Then Joab put the words in her mouth.

4 At nang magsalita ang babae sa Tecoa sa hari, ay nagpatirapa sa lupa, at nagbigay galang, at nagsabi: Tulungan mo ako, Oh hari.

And so, when the woman of Tekoa had entered to the king, she fell before him on the ground, and she reverenced, and she said, “Save me, O king.”

5 At sinabi ng hari sa kaniya, Anong mayroon ka? At siya'y sumagot: Sa katotohanan ako'y bao, at ang aking asawa ay patay na.

And the king said to her, “What problem do you have?” And she responded: “Alas, I am a woman who is a widow. For my husband has died.

6 At ang iyong lingkod ay may dalawang anak, at silang dalawa'y nagaway sa parang at walang maghiwalay sa kanila, kundi sinaktan ng isa ang isa, at pinatay siya.

And your handmaid had two sons. And they quarreled against one another in the field. And there was no one there who would be able to stop them. And one struck the other, and killed him.

7 At, narito, ang buong angkan ay bumangon laban sa iyong lingkod, at sila'y nagsabi, Ibigay mo siya na sumakit sa kaniyang kapatid, upang siya'y mapatay namin dahil sa buhay ng kaniyang kapatid na kaniyang pinatay, at sa gayo'y iwasak namin ang tagapagmana naman; ganito nila papatayin ang aking baga na nalabi; at walang iiwan sa aking asawa kahit pangalan o anomang labi sa balat ng lupa.

And behold, the whole family, rising up against your handmaid, said: ‘Deliver him who struck down his brother, so that we may kill him for the life of his brother, whom he killed, and so that we may do away with the heir.’ And they are seeking to extinguish my spark that is left, so that there may not survive a name for my husband, nor a remnant upon the earth.”

8 At sinabi ng hari sa babae, Umuwi ka sa iyong bahay, at ako'y magbibilin tungkol sa iyo.

And the king said to the woman, “Go to your own house, and I will make a decree on your behalf.”

9 At ang babae sa Tecoa ay nagsabi sa hari: Panginoon ko, Oh hari, ang kasamaan ay suma akin nawa, at sa sangbahayan ng aking ama: at ang hari at ang kaniyang luklukan ay mawalan nawa ng sala.

And the woman of Tekoa said to the king: “May the iniquity be upon me, my lord, and upon the house of my father. But may the king and his throne be innocent.”

10 At sinabi ng hari, Sinomang magsabi sa iyo ng anoman, dalhin mo sa akin, at hindi ka na niya gagalawin pa.

And the king said, “Whoever will contradict you, bring him to me, and he will never touch you again.”

11 Nang magkagayo'y sinabi niya, Isinasamo ko sa iyo, na alalahanin ng hari ang Panginoon mong Dios, na huwag patayin ng mapanghiganti sa dugo kailan man, baka kanilang ibuwal ang aking anak. At kaniyang sinabi: Buhay ang Panginoon, walang buhok ng iyong anak na mahuhulog sa lupa.

And she said, “Let the king remember the Lord his God, so that close blood relatives may not be multiplied in order to take revenge, and so that they may by no means kill my son.” And he said, “As the Lord lives, not one hair from your son shall fall to the ground.”

12 Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ng babae: Pahintulutan mo ang iyong lingkod, isinasamo ko sa iyo, na magsalita ng isang salita sa aking panginoon na hari. At kaniyang sinabi, Sabihin mo.

Then the woman said, “Let your handmaid speak a word to my lord the king.” And he said, “Speak.”

13 At sinabi ng babae, Bakit nga iyong inakala ang gayong bagay laban sa bayan ng Dios? sapagka't sa pagsasalita ng ganitong salita ay parang may sala ang hari, dangang hindi ipinabalik ng hari ang kaniyang sariling itinapon.

And the woman said: “Why have you thought such a thing against the people of God, and why has the king spoken this word, so that he sins and does not lead back the one whom he rejected?

14 Sapagka't tayo'y mamamatay na walang pagsala at gaya ng tubig na mabubuhos sa lupa, na hindi mapupulot uli: ni nagaalis man ang Dios ng buhay, kundi humahanap ng paraan na siya na itinapon ay huwag mamalagi na tapon sa kaniya.

We are all dying, and we are all like waters that flow into the ground and do not return. God does not will to lose a soul. Instead, he renews his efforts, thinking that what has been rejected might not perish altogether.

15 Ngayon nga'y kung kaya't ako'y naparito upang salitain ang salitang ito sa aking panginoon na hari, ay sapagka't tinakot ako ng bayan: at sinabi ng iyong lingkod, Ako'y magsasalita sa hari; marahil ay gagawin ng hari ang kahilingan ng kaniyang lingkod.

Therefore, now I have come to speak this word to my lord the king, in the presence of the people. And your handmaid said: I will speak to the king, for perhaps there may be some way for the king to accomplish the word of his handmaid.

16 Sapagka't didinggin ng hari upang iligtas ang kaniyang lingkod sa kamay ng lalake na nagiibig magbuwal sa akin at sa aking anak na magkasama sa mana ng Dios.

And the king listened, and he freed his handmaid from the hand of all who were willing to take away me and my son together, from the inheritance of God.

17 Nang magkagayo'y sinabi ng iyong lingkod, Isinasamo ko sa iyo na ang salita ng aking panginoon na hari ay sa ikaaaliw: sapagka't kung paano ang anghel ng Dios, ay gayon ang aking panginoon na hari na magdilidili ng mabuti at masama: at ang Panginoong iyong Dios ay sumaiyo nawa.

Therefore, let your handmaid speak, so that the word of my lord the king may be like a sacrifice. For even like an Angel of God, so is my lord the king, so that he is moved by neither a blessing, nor a curse. Then too, the Lord your God is with you.”

18 Nang magkagayo'y sumagot ang hari at nagsabi sa babae, Huwag mong ikubli sa akin, isinasamo ko sa iyo, ang anoman na aking itatanong sa iyo. At sinabi ng babae, Magsalita nga ang aking panginoon na hari.

And in response, the king said to the woman, “You shall not conceal from me a word of what I ask you.” And the woman said to him, “Speak, my lord the king.”

19 At sinabi ng hari, sumasaiyo ba ang kamay ni Joab sa bagay na ito? At sumagot ang babae at nagsabi, Buhay ang iyong kaluluwa, panginoon ko na hari, walang makaliliko sa kanan o sa kaliwa sa anoman na sinalita ng aking panginoon na hari, sapagka't ang iyong lingkod na si Joab ay siyang nagutos sa akin, at siyang naglagay ng lahat ng mga salitang ito sa bibig ng iyong lingkod:

And the king said, “Is not the hand of Joab with you in all this?” And the woman answered and said: “By the welfare of your soul, my lord the king, it is neither to the left, nor to the right, in all these things that my lord the king has spoken. For your servant Joab himself instructed me, and he himself placed all these words in the mouth of your handmaid.

20 Upang baguhin ang anyo ng bagay ay ginawa ng iyong lingkod na si Joab ang bagay na ito: at ang aking panginoon ay pantas ayon sa karunungan ng anghel ng Dios, na makaalam ng lahat ng mga bagay na nasa lupa.

Thus did I turn to this figure of speech, because your servant Joab instructed it. But you, my lord the king, are wise, just as an Angel of God has wisdom, so that you understand all that is upon the earth.”

21 At sinabi ng hari kay Joab, Narito, ngayon, aking ginawa ang bagay na ito: yumaon ka nga, dalhin mo rito uli ang binatang si Absalom.

And the king said to Joab: “Behold, your word has succeeded in appeasing me. Therefore, go and call back the boy Absalom.”

22 At nagpatirapa si Joab sa lupa, at nagbigay galang, at binasbasan ang hari: at sinabi ni Joab, Ngayo'y talastas ng iyong lingkod na ako'y nakasumpong ng biyaya sa iyong paningin, panginoon ko, Oh hari, sa paraang pinayagan ng hari ang kahilingan ng kaniyang lingkod.

And falling to the ground upon his face, Joab reverenced, and he blessed the king. And Joab said: “Today your servant has understood that I have found grace in your sight, my lord the king. For you have accomplished the word of your servant.”

23 Sa gayo'y bumangon si Joab at naparoon sa Gessur, at dinala si Absalom sa Jerusalem.

Then Joab rose up, and he went away to Geshur. And he brought Absalom into Jerusalem.

24 At sinabi ng hari, Bumalik siya sa kaniyang sariling bahay, nguni't huwag makita ang aking mukha. Sa gayo'y bumalik si Absalom sa kaniyang sariling bahay, at hindi nakita ang mukha ng hari.

But the king said, “Let him return to his own house, but let him not see my face.” And so, Absalom returned to his own house, but he did not see the face of the king.

25 Sa buong Israel nga'y walang gaya ni Absalom na pinakakapuri dahil sa kagandahan: mula sa talampakan ng kaniyang paa hanggang sa tuktok ng kaniyang ulo, ay walang ipipintas sa kaniya.

Now in all of Israel, there was no man so handsome, and so very stately as Absalom. From the sole of the foot to the top of the head, there was no blemish in him.

26 At pagka kaniyang ipinagugupit ang kaniyang buhok (sa bawa't katapusan nga ng bawa't taon siya ay nagpapagupit: sapagka't mabigat sa kaniya ang buhok kaya't kaniyang ipinagugupit: ) kaniyang tinitimbang ang buhok ng kaniyang ulo na may dalawang daang siklo, ayon sa timbangan ng hari.

And when he shaved off his hair, for he shaved it off once a year, because his long hair was burdensome to him, he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels, by the public weights.

27 At ipinanganak kay Absalom ay tatlong lalake, at isang babae, na ang pangala'y Thamar: siya'y isang babae na may magandang mukha.

Then three sons were born to Absalom, and one daughter, of elegant form, whose name was Tamar.

28 At tumahan si Absalom na dalawang buong taon sa Jerusalem; at hindi niya nakita ang mukha ng hari.

And Absalom remained for two years in Jerusalem, and he did not see the face of the king.

29 Nang magkagayo'y pinasuguan ni Absalom si Joab, upang suguin sa hari: nguni't hindi siya naparoon sa kaniya: at siya'y nagsugo na ikalawa, nguni't siya'y ayaw paroon.

And so, he sent to Joab, so that he might send him to the king. But he refused to come to him. And when he had sent a second time, and he had refused to come to him,

30 Kaya't kaniyang sinabi sa kaniyang mga alipin: Tingnan ninyo, ang bukid ni Joab ay malapit sa akin, at siya'y may sebada roon; yumaon kayo, at silaban ninyo. At sinilaban ng mga alipin ni Absalom ang bukid.

he said to his servants: “You know that the field of Joab, the one that is near my field, has a harvest of barley. Therefore, go and set it on fire.” And so, the servants of Absalom set fire to the grain field. And the servants of Joab, arriving with their garments torn, said, “The servants of Absalom have set fire to part of the field!”

31 Nang magkagayo'y bumangon si Joab, at naparoon kay Absalom sa kaniyang bahay, at nagsabi sa kaniya, Bakit sinilaban ng iyong alipin ang aking bukid?

And Joab rose up, and he went to Absalom at his house, and he said, “Why have your servants set fire to my grain field?”

32 At sinagot ni Absalom si Joab, Narito, ako'y nagpasugo sa iyo, na nagpasabi, Parito ka, upang aking masugo ka sa hari, na magsabi, Sa anong kapararakan naparoon ako mula sa Gessur? lalong mabuti sa akin na tumigil doon. Ngayon nga'y ipakita mo sa akin ang mukha ng hari; at kung may kasamaan sa akin, patayin niya ako.

And Absalom responded to Joab: “I sent to you, begging that you might come to me, and that I might send you to the king, and that you might say to him: ‘Why was I brought from Geshur? It would have been better for me to be there.’ I beg you, therefore, that I may see the face of the king. And if he is mindful of my iniquity, let him put me to death.”

33 Sa gayo'y naparoon si Joab sa hari at isinaysay sa kaniya: at nang kaniyang matawag na si Absalom, siya'y naparoon sa hari, at nagpatirapa sa lupa sa harap ng hari; at hinagkan ng hari si Absalom.

And so, Joab, entering to the king, reported everything to him. And Absalom was summoned. And he entered to the king, and he reverenced on the face of the earth. And the king kissed Absalom.